Benjamin Förster (born 14 November 1989) is a German professional

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who plays as a striker for

ZFC Meuselwitz Zipsendorfer Fußballclub Meuselwitz is a Football in Germany, German association football club from Meuselwitz, Thuringia. History The origins of the club go back to the establishment of ''Aktivist Zipsendorf'' in 1919. After World War II the c ...

Career

Förster came through

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...

's youth system, and made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat to

SV Babelsberg 03 SV Babelsberg 03 is a football in Germany, German association football club based in Potsdam-Potsdam-Babelsberg, Babelsberg, on the outskirts of Berlin. The team was founded as ''Sport-Club Jugendkraft 1903'' and again as ''SG Karl-Marx Babelsbe ...

in October 2008, as a substitute for Jörg Emmerich. Two seasons later helped the club win the

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title, and promotion to the

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, finishing as the division's top scorer with 25 goals. After three years at this level, Förster joined

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...

club

SV Elversberg SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland. The club plays in the 2. Bundesliga from the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga, 2023–24 season following promotion from the 3. Liga ...

for the 2014–15 season, along with team-mate Thomas Birk. In summer 2015, Förster signed for Wacker Nordhausen. After one season with Wacker Nordhausen, Förster moved to

Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus (Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the German reunification, reunificatio ...

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* * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Chemnitz German men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chemnitzer FC players SV Elversberg players FC Energie Cottbus players VSG Altglienicke players Berliner FC Dynamo players ZFC Meuselwitz players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub